Colonsay, Kilchattan, Old Parish Church and Well

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Colonsay, Kilchattan, Old Parish Church and Well as Holy Well (medieval), Parish Church (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

The holy well at Kilchattan on Colonsay is associated with Saint Kathan (or Kilchattan), a 6th-century Irish monk and missionary linked to the early Christianization of the Inner Hebrides. Traditionally, the well was visited for healing and as part of seasonal rituals, reflecting the syncretic blend of Christian and pre-Christian practices common in Scottish island communities.